Roll-housing support.



No. 721,047. -PATENTED FEB. 17, 1903.

' J. KENNEDY.

ROLL HOUSING SUPPORT.

- APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1901. N0 MODEL.

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ROLL HOUSING SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT; 30, 1901.

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UNITED STAT s PATENT OFFICE.

JULIAN KENNEDY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

ROLL-HOUSING. SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,047, dated February17, 1903. Application filed September 30, 1901. Serial No. 76,983. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIAN KENNEDY, of Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulRoll-Housing Support, of whichthe following isa full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which Figure l is an end elevation,partly in section, showing a portion of a roll-housing provided with myimproved roll and clamp. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, andFig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the clampingshoe I employ.

My invention relates to the securing of rollhousings to their supportsand is designed to overcome the difficulties incident to the clampingmeans heretofore employed. These housings are usually held to thetransverse support or rails by means of vertical bolts, the heads ofwhich are held within T-shaped grooves in their supports,and under theheavy shocks and strains to which the housings are subjected the headsof the bolts and grooves soon become worn or rounded and necessitaterepair or replacing.

My invention consistsin providing a transverse shoe which engages thefoot of the housing and also the support. and which may be adjusted totake up wear and will securely clamp and hold the housing in place.

In the drawings, 2 represents a roll-housing having on each side a foot3,-which is recessed to fit neatly upon the T-shaped head of thetransverse support 4. 'This recessing-forms a shoulder 5, which fitsagainst the inner face of the head of the support, and this shoulderpreferably extends the entire length of the foot. The lower face of theouter flange 6 of the support and the upper face 7 of the foot of thehousing are preferably tapered or beveled, as shown in Fig. 1, and thesebeveled faces are engaged by corresponding inner faces upon a shoe 8,which is recessed, as shown, to fit thereover. At the inner end of theshoe-recess the space is slightly enlarged to give freedom inadjustment, and the shoe is drawn to its place and secured by bolts 9 9,

recessed to receive the heads of the bolts, as

shown at 10, the nuts being applied at their inner ends. I have shownthe lower roll as having bearing 11, which is vertically adjustable bymeans of a wedge-shaped support 12, which may be adjusted bythrough-bolt 15, having threaded engagement with the holeextendingthrough the wedge.

The advantages of my invention resultfrom the use of the shoe whichengages the foot and the end of the support. This shoe presents a largearea in its engaging faces, which preferably extend the entire Width ofthe foot, and thus greatly reduces the liability of loosening orrocking. The coacting inclined faces of the shoe, the foot, and thesupport give a powerful clamping action and render the device easy inadjustment.

Many variations may be made in the form of the housing, the supports,the shoes, and their securing means without departing from my invention.

I claim' 1. The combination with a support, of a housing-foot having aninner shoulder bearing against the support, and clamping mechanismcomprising a separate outer transverse shoe engaging the foot andsupport and having coacting inclined faces, and devices extendingthrough the foot for securing the foot in place; substantially asdescribed.

2. A housing-foot having a transverse recess with an inner shoulder, asupport having a head fitting in said recess, a transverse shoe havinginner inclined faces engaging corresponding faces upon the housing-footand the head of the support, and horizontallyextending bolts arranged tosecure the shoe in position; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JULIAN KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

O. P. BYR ES, GEO. B. BLEMING.

